Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Richard Posner and Chris Daly

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes
8526 We might treat both tropes and substances as fundamental, so we can't presume it is just tropes [Daly]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / b. Critique of tropes
8527 More than one trope (even identical ones!) can occupy the same location [Daly]
8528 If tropes are linked by the existence of concurrence, a special relation is needed to link them all [Daly]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction
20653 Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy
21131 Democracy is competition for support of the people, guided by self-interest on all sides [Posner]